Check-row cotton-thinner.



No. 791,880. PATENTBD JUNEe, 1905.

A. G. M. CUMBRE.

CHECK ROW COTTON THINNER.

APPLICATION ILED KAB. 2, 1905.

@wow/bo@ UNITED STATES Patented .Tune 6, 1905.

PATENT OEEICE.

CHECK-ROW COTTON-THINNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 791,880, dated J une 6,1905.

Application filed March 2,1905. Serial No. 248.117.

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern.:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS G. M. CoM- BEE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Rome, in the county of Floyd and State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Check-RowCotton-Thinners; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it a ppertains to make and use the same.

My invention is an improved check-row cotton-thinning hoe adapted foruse across rows of cotton-plants for reducing them to stands anddisposing the stands in checkrows, so that the growing plants may becultivated both ways; and my invention consists in the construction,combination, and arrangement of devices hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the accompanying` drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of acheck-row cottonthinning hoe embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is adetail transverse sectional view of the same, taken on the planeindicated by the line t a of Fig. 1; and Fig. Sis a detail perspectiveview of one of the blades.

To one end of a handle 1 is secured a head 2, which is provided with apair 0f bars 3, that are spaced apart an appropriate distance, areparallel with each other, or substantiallyT so, are turned downwardly,as at 4E, and then turned outwardly to form laterally-extending aliningarms 5. The said arms are slotted on their undersides, as at 6, the saidslots eX- tending from the outer to the inner ends of the said arms, andthe latter are provided at suitable points with openings 7. The outerend of each arm 5 is connected to the downturned portion 4 of its arm 3by'means of a brace-rod 8. Said brace-rods, as will be understood,greatly strengthen the said arms and enable them to withstand the stressto which they are subjected when the implement is in use.

A pair of blades 9 are employed with the implement, each of which bladesis a straight blade of suitable length, breadth, and thickness. Theupper edge of each blade is placed istering openings and serve todetachably and i adjustably secure the blades in place.

In the use of my improved implement the same is employed to chop acrossthe rows, so as to destroy the superfluous plants and leave the standsin check-rows.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A check-row cotton-thinning implement for manual use, having a headprovided with a pair of forwardly-extending laterally-spaced bars bentto form downturned portions 4f, and outturned transverse alined arms 5,said arms being integral with said bars and disposed transversely withreference to said head, relatively long and narrow blades, detachablysecured to said arms and adjustable toward and from each other to varythe width of the space between them, and braces connecting the said armsto the said bars, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit-

